WEBVTT JOHN NISSEN WAS QUIET AS HE WALKED INTO A BULLITT COUNTY COURTROOM MONDAY. HE’S ACCUSED OF PROMISING TO DRIVE A VICTIM HOME, BUT INSTEAD, INVESTIGATORS SAY, HE TOOK HER TO SEE THE MAN SHE SAYS ASSAULTED HER. NISSEN IS ACCUSED OF THEN TAKING THE WOMAN TO A HOTEL, WHERE HE ALLEGEDLY HAD SEX WITH HER. >> ONE THING THAT I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WHO WATCHES THE NEWS REGULARLY, IT IS EASY TO MAKE AN ALLEGATION BUT NOT EASY TO PROVE. REPORTER: HILLVIEW SUSPENDED NISSEN’S POLICE POWERS WHILE THE CASE WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM. HIS ATTORNEY, BRIAN BUTLER, SAYS THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT AT TRIAL. WE HOPE YOU WILL RETURN TO BEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SOON. REPORTER: THE RAPE ALLEGATION WAS MADE AT THE HILLVIEW POLICE DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER. THE VICTIM CLAIMED SHE WAS ASSAULTED BY PIONEER VILLAGE POLICE CHIEF D.J. REYNOLDS WLKY DID NOT NAME REYNOLDS INITIALLY BECAUSE HE HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED. BUT THIS WEEKEND REYNOLDS POSTED A STATEMENT ON FACEBOO IT READS IN PART, "MY ACCUSER IS A FRIEND I HAVE CARED FOR AND DATED ON AND OFF OVER A 16-YEAR TIME PERIOD. IN SHORT, I SIMPLY TRIED TO END THIS RELATIONSHIP AFTER IT BECAME APPARENTLY CLEAR MY FRIEND HAD A SUBSTANCE ABU PROBLEM." IN A RECORDED STATEMENT WITH INVESTIGATORS, REYNOLDS CLAIMS THE ACCUSATION IS UNTRUE. >> WE WERE THE BEST OF FRIENDS. NEVER THOUGHT SHE WOULD EVER MAKE ANY KIND OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ME LIKE THIS. REPORTER: AND THAT INTERVIEW, REYNOLDS ADMITTED THAT NISSEN BROUGHT THE WOMAN TO HIS HOME , BUT SAID HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE RAPE ALLEGATION. HE BRINGS HER INTO MY HOUSE. AT THAT TIME, I DID NOT KNOW THAT SHE MADE THESE ALLEGATIONS. I DIDN’T KNOW. REPORTER: KENTUCK STEEP -- STATE POLIC CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED. THE FIRE CHIEF S

In early May, Nissen was indicted on charges of theft by deception, tampering with a witness and official misconduct. A judge set his trial for September.

Nissen's attorney, Brian Butler, told WLKY that the truth will eventually come out.

"It's easy to make an allegation," Butler said. "It's oftentimes difficult to prove that allegation, and that's what courts are for."

Investigators said Nissen had sex with an alleged rape victim, hours after she reported being assaulted to Hillview police in September.

Nissen is accused of promising to take the victim home. Investigators said instead, he drove her to see the man she said assaulted her. Nissen is accused of then taking her to a hotel, where he had sex with her.

The initial rape allegation is still under investigation by Kentucky State Police.

The victim claimed she was assaulted by Pioneer Village Police Chief DJ Reynolds. No charges have been filed.

Reynolds responded to the allegation on Facebook saying it is not true.

The statement reads in part, "My accuser is a friend I have cared for and dated on and off over a 16-year period. In short, I simply tried to end this relationship after it became apparently clear my friend had a substance abuse problem."

In a recorded interview with investigators, Reynolds admitted that Nissen brought the victim to his home. He said he knew nothing about the rape allegation.

"He brings her to my house," Reynolds said. "At that time, I didn't know."

Bullitt County Commonwealth's Attorney Shelly Alvey told WLKY that she will decide whether to seek an indictment after state police finish the investigation.